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Marcus Minucius Felix
Octavius

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1 6| people has its national rites of worship, and adores its 2 6| the religions of sacred rites, with chaste virgins, with 3 7| the institution of sacred rites, or by the dedication of 4 7| they have inaugurated the rites of all kinds of religions, 5 9| to secret and nocturnal rites; and he who explains their 6 9| to be stained with their rites: this infant is slain by 7 9| mutual silence. Such sacred rites as these are more foul than 8 12| reserve unguents for funeral rites; you even refuse garlands 9 20| nations confounded their rites and customs, each particular 10 21| Then consider the sacred rites themselves, and their very 11 21| these were formerly Egyptian rites, and now are Roman ones. 12 21| And what are the sacred rites of Jupiter? His nurse is 13 21| these things are not sacred rites, but tortures. What are 14 22| human by those very sacred rites of his.~ 15 24| RIDICULOUS, OBSCENE, AND CRUEL RITES WERE OBSERVED IN CELEBRATING 16 24| And if you reconsider the rites of these gods, how many 17 28| abominations, of sacred rites polluted, of infants immolated. 18 28| not condemn their sacred rites instituted in honour of 19 30| Bellona to steep her sacred rites with a draught of human 20 32| sacrifices, these are our rites of God's worship; thus,


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